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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Peter Ehrlich wrote:
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heheh, looks like a very fun contest! We’ve got a couple questions though:
In lugnet.events.brickfest, David Schilling wrote:
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A judge will tell each contestant where to place his robot. At a signal from
the judge, the contestant will start the robot. The robot will have three
minutes to find as many eggs as possible, and drop them over the edges of
the arena.
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Will the placement be absolute digression of the judge? Will it be at right
angles to the wall, or facing any direction?
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The location will be at the absolute discretion of the judge. The
orientation is up to the owner, however.
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Also, would a contestant be allowed to code his/her robot between seeing the
arena and starting to compete?
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The Arena:
The arena will be a flat, smooth 4-foot by 8-foot sheet of some material yet
to be chosen (probably a sheet of plastic, or plywood). It will have
transparent plastic edges around the sides that are at least 1” high, and at
most 2” high. The edges will be less than 1/4” thick.
Sitting on the arena will be two or three LEGO buildings. These will be
taped down, so they don’t move. They will be at least 16” away from the
walls, and each other. They will have an overhanging roof, and possibly a
narrow baseplate edge around the bottom.
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Can we get more info on the sides? Will it change from 1-2” over the
circumference or will it be fixed? (If so, when can we know?)
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The sides will be of constant height. It won’t change over the circumference.
The reason for the ambiguity is twofold: I’m waiting for the local plastic store
to get 2” ‘corner protectors’ back in stock. Currently they only have 1 1/4”
ones. Secondly, the table surface hasn’t been decided on yet, and likely won’t
be until I get to Portland. (I’d rather not travel with a 4’x8’ sheet!) Since
I’m not sure what I’ll get, I don’t know how thick it is yet. While the
thickness won’t directly concern the robot, it will change how much of the edges
are ‘visible’ to the robot. To be on the safe side, build your robot so that it
can detect an edge only 1” tall, but also build it so it can deposit the eggs
over a 2” edge.
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Will houses be right angles with the sides? Will they be guaranteed a
certain height or width?
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The house walls will be placed so that they are perpendicular to the sides of
the arena. The shape of the houses will be either rectangular or L-shaped. The
height of the house walls will be at least 2” high, with a roof that is higher
than that. Beyond that, they could be any size.
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